If you dig it out, dig it with a sloped bottom so as you remove/drain water, the low pool becomes smaller towards one end leaving shallow spawning structure on dry land. A smaller low pool will concentrate fish and allow easier seining. Pond as shallow can be good and bad. Good is it doesn't hold lots of water so partial draining will be easy and quick. Shallow as mentioned will allow it to have more weeds/algae. Shallow will allow it to be completely dewatered and left dry overwinter allowing decay of accumulated organics - bottom muck and minimizing fish parasites. Deeper at one end 5-7ft allows overwintering with less chance of winter kill.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/15/12 05:50 PM.
